Ozarks’ men’s tennis team holds expectations at all-time high CLARKSVILLE — Expectations are at an all-time high for Shaun Wiseman’s University of the Ozarks men’s tennis team following a record-breaking 2012 season. The Eagles have their sights set high after more than doubling their wins from the previous season. The 2012 team posted its first winning record in nearly a decade, ending with a 10-5 overall mark. Spurred by the momentum of last season, the Eagles appear primed to again challenge for a pla...

Wonder Boys lose openerHOUSTON, Texas — Senior Cesar Abreu went 3-for-5, while five other Wonder Boys players picked up one hit apiece, and Ryan Taylor scattered six hits over 6.1 innings of work, but the Arkansas Tech Wonder Boys (0-1) were unable to overcome timely hitting and stellar pitching by Tarleton State (1-0), falling 5-2 to the Texans in the teams’ season opener on day one of the Astros in Action D-II Invitational at Minute Maid Park in Houston. The Wonde...

Veterans to lead Lady Eagles’ tennisCLARKSVILLE — University of the Ozarks head women’s tennis coach Shaun Wiseman is happy to have a veteran group return for the 2013 season, but with that experience comes increased expectations. Two seniors, three juniors and two sophomores give Wiseman the luxury of an experienced team in the competitive American Southwest Conference. Chelsea Glasscock and Tara Richards return for their senior seasons and have been with the program for all fo...

Wonder Boys lose baseball openerHOUSTON — Senior Cesar Abreu went 3-for-5, while five other Wonder Boys players picked up one hit apiece, and Ryan Taylor scattered six hits over 61⁄3 innings of work, but the Arkansas Tech Wonder Boys (0-1) were unable to overcome timely hitting and stellar pitching by Tarleton State (1-0), falling 5-2 to the Texans in the teams’ season opener on day one of the Astros in Action D-II Invitational at Minute Maid Park in Houston. The Wonder Boys...

Two ATU players sent to hospitalBETHANY, Okla. — Saturday will be a day Arkansas Tech University’s basketball teams will want to soon forget — and it has nothing to do with what happened on the Sawyer Center’s basketball court. Wonder Boys senior Jeff Reese remained in a nearby hospital Saturday night after he collapsed shortly after 4:30 p.m., with the men’s game at the midway point of the first half. Wonder Boys head coach Doug Karleskint told broadcaster Sam Strasner he h...

Wonder Boys, Golden Suns seniors hospitalizedBETHANY, Okla. — Saturday will be a day Arkansas Tech University’s basketball teams will want to soon forget — and it has nothing to do with what happened on the Sawyer Center’s basketball court. Wonder Boys senior Jeff Reese remained in a nearby hospital Saturday night after he collapsed shortly after 4:30 p.m., with the men’s game at the midway point of the first half. After 10 p.m., Karleskint sent out an update via Twitter: “Sitting here i...

Young’s 25 leads Arkansas past Tennessee 73-60 FAYETTEVILLE (AP) — BJ Young’s return to the bench sparked a return to form for Arkansas’ leading scorer. Young came off the bench for the second time this season on Saturday, breaking out of a recent shooting slump and scoring 25 points as the Razorbacks (13-8, 4-4 SEC) improved to 13-1 at home with a 73-60 win over Tennessee. The sophomore’s point total was his most since scoring 26 points in a win over Northwestern State on Dec. 29, and the...

ATU golf, tennis teams picked to finish 1st, 2nd in GACArkansas Tech’s Golden Suns have been chosen by Great American Conference coaches as the preseason favorite to win the 2013 league championship, the league office announced on Thursday. The Wonder Boys were chosen to finish second in the GAC by men’s division coaches. Arkansas Tech’s women were runners-up at last year’s GAC Championship. Rebecka Surtevall captured the league’s Player of the Year and Freshman of the Year honors. She won the GAC...

Lacey, Randolph lift Alabama over Arkansas 59-56 TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Trevor Lacey, Levi Randolph and Alabama made sure this one didn’t slip away at the end. Lacey and Randolph hit 3 of 4 free throws in the final 17 seconds to help the Crimson Tide hold on for a 59-56 victory over Arkansas on Thursday night. Lacey scored 14 points for the Tide (13-7, 5-2 Southeastern Conference), which held on for a fifth win in six games after losing 54-53 at Tennessee when he couldn’t get off a final sh...

GAC preseason baseball poll picks Wonder Boys 3rdThe Arkansas Tech Wonder Boys baseball team has been picked to finish third in the Great American Conference preseason poll, announced by the league office and selected by the league’s eight head coaches. ATU claimed the final first-place vote and finished third in the preseason poll with 48 points, as Southern Arkansas took first with 63 points followed by Southeastern Oklahoma State in second with 56 points. “Everybody’s excited to get the s...

Silva named GAC player of the weekArkansas Tech University senior Rosie Silva is the Great American Conference women’s basketball player of the week for Jan. 28. Silva, a 5-foot-6 guard from Caracas, Venezuela, averaged 18.5 points, 9.5 rebounds, 6.5 steals and 6.0 assists per game last week while leading the Golden Suns (12-5 overall, 9-2 GAC) to league wins over Harding University and Southeastern Oklahoma State University. With the wins, Arkansas Tech maintained a share of ...

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Wonder Boys’ baseball season opens in HoustonOpening day for the Arkansas Tech Wonder Boys baseball team is five days away, and the Wonder Boys will start the 2013 season in style, opening the season by playing four games in the Astros in Action D-II Invitational at Minute Maid Park in Houston, the home of the Houston Astros. Minute Maid Park opened during the 2000 season, when the Astros moved from the Houston Astrodome. Since its opening, the park has hosted the 2004 Major League Baseb...

ATU Fishing flips pancakes, not luresArkansas Tech University’s Fishing Team is kicking off its spring season in a different way. Instead of members using their finely honed flipping techniques to flip their favorite lures under docks and other low structures, they will be flipping pancakes today. Stoby’s Restaurant on Parkway Drive is the place to be from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. today to enjoy all-you-can-eat pancake breakfasts served up by members of the ATU Fishing Team. Their advise...

Williamson, Wonder Boys weather Savage Storm Arkansas Tech senior Jared Williamson netted 17 points, 13 of those in the first half, and hit a pair of free throws with 13.1 seconds remaining to help the Wonder Boys defeat Southeastern Oklahoma State’s Savage Storm 49-45 Saturday night. ATU (10-7, 7-4 GAC) won its sixth straight game inside Tucker Coliseum and netted sole possession of second place in the Great American Conference Standings. Williamson led everybody in scoring and grabbed ...

Coliseum Crew making some noiseArkansas Tech University is looking for a few good young men and women. Brad Palmer and Ben Stiles are avid Arkansas Tech University basketball fans. After one Wonder Boys game last season, they heard Jared Williamson of Russellville say in effect, “Man, I would love to play in front of a crowd like in Tucker Coliseum.” Those words stuck with the duo when they went to Wichita Falls, Texas, last March for the NCAA Division II Tournament South R...

Golden Suns beat Harding 50-43SEARCY — If it weren’t for four minutes of bad offense where they didn’t score, the Arkansas Tech Golden Suns could have routed the Harding Lady Bisons on Thursday night. Harding, the preseason pick to win the Great American Conference, were held to just three made field goals in the entire first half and lost 50-43 to ATU in the Rhodes Field House. The Lady Bisons (11-5, 7-3 GAC) went into the game ranked first in scoring defense, but the Gol...

Harding Bisons top Wonder Boys 72-64 SEARCY — If anybody comes into the Rhodes Field House and beats the Harding Bisons on their home floor, that would define upset. Harding remained atop the Great American Conference standings Thursday night by shooting 55 percent from the field in the second half, but the Bisons still had to withstand a furious comeback bid before beating the Arkansas Tech Wonder Boys 72-64 on Thursday night. Willie Kirkland led ATU (9-7, 6-4 GAC) and all playe...

Marsh, Pinkston add to postseason football honorsArkansas Tech senior quarterback Tanner Marsh has been selected by the Little Rock Touchdown Club as Tech’s Player of the Year for the 2012 season. Marsh and 11 players from the other Arkansas football playing schools will be honored by the Touchdown Club at its annual banquet Feb. 1 at the Embassy Suites in Little Rock. Marsh earned his selection after becoming just the second quarterback in Arkansas Tech history to throw for over 400 yards i...

ATU basketball preview: HardingArkansas Tech Golden Suns (10-5, 7-2 GAC) vs. Harding Lady Bisons (11-4, 7-2 GAC) When: Today, 5:30 p.m. Where: Rhodes Field House, Searcy Radio/Internet: KWKK 100.9 FM/athletics.atu.edu About the Golden Suns: Arkansas Tech is part of a four-way tie atop the Great American Conference standings with 11 regular season league games remaining. The Golden Suns have won three consecutive games and five of their last six. Senior forward Jessica Weath...